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Originally Posted by F18
MartyD......"convective losses" and the length of time that they occur is exactly what I was refering to. "wind chill" was probably a poor choice of terms but the fast rate of cooling/ convective losses as assisted by the wind effects all fluids (diesel fuel), semi solids and solids differently than a slower temperature change.
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I was talking about leaving a car outside, overnight, in -5F. Regardless of the wind it would be the same temp the next morning in my opinion because that's enough time for the entire engine to get down to ambient temperature regardless of whether the wind is blowing or not.
And I'd disagree with the statement "the fast rate of cooling/ convective losses as assisted by the wind effects all fluids (diesel fuel), semi solids and solids differently than a slower temperature change".
Getting them to ambient temps, fast or slow shouldn't make any difference.